Varaha Purana 79.23: Adhyaya 79, Shloka 23
Description of the Inner Basins (Droṇīs): Śrīsaras, Śrīvana, Bilva Forest, and Tāla Grove
मृष्टगन्धगुणोपेतैरुपेतं सिद्धसेवितम् । ऐरावतस्य करिणस्तत्रैव समुदाहृतम् ॥ ७९.२३ ॥
mṛṣṭagandhaguṇopetair upetaṃ siddhasevitam | airāvatasya kariṇas tatraiva samudāhṛtam || 79.23 ||
Dihiasi dengan keharuman yang halus serta sifat-sifat mulia, dan dikelilingi oleh para Siddha yang dihormati; di sana juga disebutkan gajah Airāvata.
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)
Sacred space is qualified not only by measure but by guṇa (refined qualities) and the presence of siddhas—purity is a metaphysical attribute of place.
Approach tīrtha/holy geography with reverence: evaluate a place by its sattvic qualities and saintly association, not merely by physical description.
Varāha Purāṇa 79.79.24-26 (continued cosmographic measurements and basins)
FAQs
The verse reflects a Purāṇic mode of cataloguing culturally significant landscapes by associating them with exemplary beings (siddhas) and emblematic figures (Airāvata), a common strategy for mapping sacred geography and cultural memory.
No explicit toponym is present in this isolated verse. It references “there itself” (tatraiva), implying continuation from preceding verses that likely name the site; a precise modern identification requires the surrounding passage.
The fragment emphasizes the characterization of a place as ‘frequented by siddhas’ and endowed with auspicious qualities, functioning more as a cultural-geographic marker than a direct ethical injunction in this standalone line.
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